Provides outpatient insurance coverage for non-pharmacological treatments and non-opioid drugs for chronic pain.
Relative to non-opioid options for chronic pain
Renewing the committee to study non-pharmacological treatment options for patients with chronic pain.
Relative to health insurance coverage of pain management services for the management of chronic pain.
Prohibiting certain health insurers from requiring cost-sharing for nonopioid prescription drugs or providing less favorable coverage for such drug than that for opioid or narcotic prescription drugs for the treatment of pain.
Parity for Non-Opioid Pain Management Drugs
Non-opioid treatment; terms; preferred drug lists; discretion; drug treatment; United States Food and Drug Administration; coverage; non-opioid drugs; reimbursement; effective date.
Non-opioid treatment; terms; preferred drug lists; discretion; drug treatment; United States Food and Drug Administration; coverage; non-opioid drugs; reimbursement; effective date.
Prohibits health insurance carriers from denying coverage of nonopioid prescription drugs in favor of opioid prescription drugs.
Establish provisions related to the treatment of pain with non-opioid drugs.